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ncbravesfan90
June 12th, 2012
9:02 pm
Who would have thunk it?
TNScott
June 12th, 2012
9:02 pm
Nice 7th inning, Mike!
McDS1nnnn
June 12th, 2012
9:03 pm
CTB
And you’ve been behind Minor all along during his bad stretch?
Tomahawk Mafia
June 12th, 2012
9:03 pm
Great inning and/or outing from Minor.
MIBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:03 pm
Great job by Mike tonight!!
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
June 12th, 2012
9:03 pm
I am so impressed with Minor tonight. Probably the most I’ve been with any our starters outings this year, even the complete game by Beachy against MIA.
George Stein
June 12th, 2012
9:03 pm
Nothing wrong with Minor making this a tough decision for the Braves.
bravesgrl4life
June 12th, 2012
9:04 pm
Minor proving himself tonight. Interesting stat there – the man who has given up the most HRs in baseball shutting down the team that has hit the most HRs in basaeball. Iron-Man Mike tonight.
Slide J-Hey
June 12th, 2012
9:04 pm
And Simmons
LAG
June 12th, 2012
9:04 pm
McDS1nnnn – LAG
But, but, but…….. they’re the mighty Yankees. The invincible. They scare the crap out of other teams. The Braves are intimidated by the Yankees.
(maybe they are just lulling us into a sense of security tonight!)
LOL, I hope they keep up this lulling business through tomorrow. The wife, daughter, and I are gonna be in attendance.
David O'Brien
June 12th, 2012
9:04 pm
Perfect sixth and seventh innings for Minor, who has faced only 20 batters (two over minimum) in past 6 innings
Minor has allowed only four hits and one walk in seven scoreless innings, 64 strikes in 95 pitches
kevkat
June 12th, 2012
9:05 pm
donte080
June 12th, 2012
8:55 pm
Cool watching young pitcher Minor starting to figure out pitching in the major leagues….
Is it that or the fact he knew this game could’ve been his last in the majors for a sec with Medlen over his shoulder.
Booger Burnette's Left Earlobe
June 12th, 2012
9:05 pm
If I were in the dugout, I would have to let Minor draw a crowd just to see me kiss his butt because I have bad mouthed him so often. He has pitched a gem so far tonight. I didn’t think he had that in him.
McDS1nnnn
June 12th, 2012
9:06 pm
LAG
So, if they don’t win tomorrow night, it’s on you three!!
Enjoy the game!
phil
June 12th, 2012
9:06 pm
Minor has been his usual pathetic self…..
Guess I was dead wrong tonight. Thank goodness!
Great job of pitching. Maybe he’ll keep it up.
Efrim
June 12th, 2012
9:06 pm
Brava, right. Get a real slugger for the outfield like they’ve done so well with for the last decade. I mean, we’ve had how many productive seasons from the corner outfield spot in the last 15 years? Go ahead – name the seasons. Not that many at all. But you keep on going thinking that Jose Constanza should be playing everyday vs. Jason Heyward. You know more than every scout, analyst, stathead and front office personnel.
MIBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:07 pm
Yea, Martin!
MIBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:07 pm
Yea, Martin!
TNScott
June 12th, 2012
9:07 pm
Nice hit, Martin!!
bravesgrl4life
June 12th, 2012
9:07 pm
Yea! Marteen isn’t going to go 0fer
MIBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:07 pm
Oops!
BFChris27
June 12th, 2012
9:08 pm
McCann!!!!!!!!!!!
MIBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:08 pm
BMac!!!
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
June 12th, 2012
9:08 pm
DS1, I haven’t bashed Minor nearly as much as some on here. I’m also not speaking on TV where tons of people hear me.
There ya go Brian!
TNScott
June 12th, 2012
9:08 pm
Nice double, BMac!!!
bravesgrl4life
June 12th, 2012
9:08 pm
Mac!!
cabravesfan
June 12th, 2012
9:08 pm
Mac definitely swinging the bat much better the last few days
Jake W.
June 12th, 2012
9:08 pm
McCann making them pay for last night. Good to see his bat coming around.
phil
June 12th, 2012
9:08 pm
Smoked….nice, Mac!
VaBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:09 pm
Looking at our system none of our prospects right now project to be impact hitters like Freeman or Heyward were. They are crucial to this team’s success going forward. Both guys are gonna be counted on to be our top producers very soon. If one of them don’t work out completely or both fail to meet expectations this team will be in trouble offensively.
McDS1nnnn
June 12th, 2012
9:09 pm
Brava
C’mon. So Efrim is “bitter” that Heyward is not playing up to potential? Well what do you call your attitude towards him? You don’t have any idea how to give the kid a break. He’s a heckuva lot better player than you give him credit for.
We see more positive comments from you concerning Constanza than we do for Heyward, who is world’s better as a player.
Mixxo
June 12th, 2012
9:09 pm
R U kiddin’ meeee??
DZ
June 12th, 2012
9:09 pm
Can someone explain to me why you would take Matt Diaz who is a career .500 hitter versus CC Sabathia out of the game?
Jake W.
June 12th, 2012
9:09 pm
Can Matty-D do it again, hell get the chance.
cabravesfan
June 12th, 2012
9:10 pm
Here’s Jason’s chance to pull a MattE
phil
June 12th, 2012
9:10 pm
So now he pinch hits Jason for Matt?
Huh?
Jake W.
June 12th, 2012
9:10 pm
Or not
CaptMudd
June 12th, 2012
9:10 pm
I am going tomorrow…and, a win tonight with a great effort again to close out this series….I don’t think ‘intimidation’ enters in the discussion.
bravesgrl4life
June 12th, 2012
9:10 pm
Boo on this IBB on Uggla
Okay, Heyward, time to show you can hit a leftie!
TaylorVol
June 12th, 2012
9:10 pm
Let’s see what JHey can do with CC here! Great game so far! Love some insurance here.
LAG
June 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
McDS1nnnnn –
The Braves won the first game my wife and I attended but have lost the last four since. If they win, it means my daughter broke the streak!
Rick
June 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
Heyward came in as a defensive replacement in the top of the inning.
McDS1nnnn
June 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
I thought Granderson was going to reach up and rob Mac, considering the bad luck he’s had so far this week.
Brava
June 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
Efrim, you are really making yourself look like an immature ass. I clearly said nothing about Constanza. If you don’t mind, I”d like to enjoy the game.
cabravesfan
June 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
Jason came in in the top of the inning
Rick
June 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
Err actually it might have even been the sixth inning. Too lazy to check…
ncbravesfan90
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Umpire giving CC the corner and not Minor….let’s hear some barking from that dugout Fredi.
VaBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Fredi makes no sense LOL
MIBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Good job, JHey!
BFChris27
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Productive Out!!!!!!!!!!
Booger Burnette's Left Earlobe
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
That’s all you can ask from JHey. Good job there.
Jake W.
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
A little insurance, better than nothing.
TNScott
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Nice RBI, Jason!!!
CaptMudd
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
4-0 and more to come vs. big, bad Yanks!!!
phil
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
At least he got a run in….
FG is a bonehead. Surprise.
bravesgrl4life
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Got the run in at least!
Venice Jim
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Perfect placement – Jason knew exactly where to hit it…
Jerry
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Damn good at bat for Heyward. He showed a lot of maturity there.
VaBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:13 pm
Forgot he came in for defense. Forgot my last comment.
LAG
June 12th, 2012
9:13 pm
An RBI is an RBI. Even if the ball travels 95 feet.
Efrim
June 12th, 2012
9:13 pm
Brava, if I’m bitter about Heyward, I’m not sure what to call your feelings/attitude toward him. Were you even rooting for him vs. Sabathia there? I’d bet you were hoping for K.
JC Brave
June 12th, 2012
9:14 pm
Braves beating CC after getting shut out by Nova…
Seems legit..
Joe 12-Pack
June 12th, 2012
9:14 pm
Nice move taking Diaz out, Fredi.
That would have been him hitting with the bases loaded and 1 out in the 7th inning – just like in the first inning.
J-Hey got an RBI but it was a weak ground out. Lucky it wasn’t a DP.
Brava
June 12th, 2012
9:15 pm
Wayne, I give Heyward as much credit as I do any other player. You Heyward man-love club members, frankly, baffle me. He isn’t that great. Maybe he will be, but he isn’t.
kevkat
June 12th, 2012
9:15 pm
It appears we will get no help from the Blue Jays either.
PiersonBrave
June 12th, 2012
9:15 pm
Boy it’s a good thing we had that .194 defensive replacement with the bases loaded.
Sigh. At least it wasn’t a 4-6-3.
Booger Burnette's Left Earlobe
June 12th, 2012
9:15 pm
Watching the replay….. everything about JHey except his arms were bailing out on that pitch! lol
phil
June 12th, 2012
9:15 pm
Bench Chipper…
Slide J-Hey
June 12th, 2012
9:16 pm
Joe pack-12..lol
George Stein
June 12th, 2012
9:16 pm
Am I supposed to believe Shaq drives a Buick?
Brava
June 12th, 2012
9:16 pm
Then you’d lose that bet, Efrim. Unlike you, I nevet root against a Btaves player.
cabravesfan
June 12th, 2012
9:17 pm
I love how the blog has gone from “OMG Fredi is an idiot for starting Matt Diaz” to “OMG Fredi is an idiot for taking Matt Diaz out!”
Sigh…
Slide J-Hey
June 12th, 2012
9:19 pm
fredi making right moves tonight so far
VaBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:19 pm
I like the defensive replacement, I just thought Heyward was pinch hitting for Diaz for a second is all.
McDS1nnnn
June 12th, 2012
9:19 pm
Brava
Maybe you think you aren’t hard on Jason, but you should hear yourself some nights. You really are hard on the kid. He had a bad year last year due to that shoulder issue. Some folks think he was milking it, but I’ve had shoulder tendonitus, and it affects everything you do.
And he won’t be 23 until August this year.
Really, not trying to give you a hard time, but from my perspective you are way harder on him than you are on guys like Mac and Freddie.
Just sayin.
cabravesfan
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Mike Minor was brilliant tonight.
Slide J-Hey
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Crap…
MIBravesFan
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Well done, Mike!!! Pitched a heck of a game!
kevkat
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
GREAT JOB MIKE
CaptMudd
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Now that is a good move by Fredio
Brava
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Great job tonight, Mike Minor! Kudos.
njbraves
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Good for Minor….hell of a job tonight.
LAG
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Good work, Minor. Good work.
‘Pen, hold it.
ncbravesfan90
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Finally we can tip our cap to one of our guys….Great job tonight Mike!
kevkat
June 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Bring on Livan!!!
Slide J-Hey
June 12th, 2012
9:21 pm
he didn’t tip his cap
McDS1nnnn
June 12th, 2012
9:21 pm
Looked like Diaz might have strained something in that last AB.
George Stein
June 12th, 2012
9:21 pm
I love how the blog has gone from “OMG Fredi is an idiot
for starting Matt Diaz”to “OMG Fredi is an idiotfor taking Matt Diaz out!”FTFY
TNScott
June 12th, 2012
9:21 pm
Great game, Mike!!!
One Big Dummy
June 12th, 2012
9:21 pm
Maybe I’ll start calling him Major Mikey Minor again… Maybe. Helluva job by Minor tonight!
kevkat
June 12th, 2012
9:21 pm
Lol…………
bravesgrl4life
June 12th, 2012
9:21 pm
Okay, don’t give it up, ‘pen.
nolie
June 12th, 2012
9:21 pm
no not a strict platoon Efrim, but I understand why Fredi made the decision and I’m glad that he did
CaptMudd
June 12th, 2012
9:22 pm
The best game of Mike’s career….congrats!
Jake W.
June 12th, 2012
9:22 pm
J-Hey isn’t that great but then again most young players aren’t great. They have growing pains and some work out and some don’t. Jason was pretty young when he broke in and i’m willing to bet those injuries altered his rise more than just not being good.
On another note, in the Yankees defense about not homering off the homer king, had they been playing in their park they would have tagged him for a couple of cheapies. Thank goodness for regular dimensions.
cabravesfan
June 12th, 2012
9:22 pm
No, my post was right the first time. No need to edit.
Brava
June 12th, 2012
9:22 pm
Back up your accusations, Wayne. I have purposely avoided commenting on Jason this season other than to cheer him for good plays. Show me the comments.
kevkat
June 12th, 2012
9:23 pm
The key to his success tonight…he only walked one.
phil
June 12th, 2012
9:23 pm
Obviously the defensive replacement part makes sense.
But you yank the guy with the great numbers against CC for the guy with bad numbers against lefties instead of letting the guy with the great numbers against CC, who’s already hit a three run double off of him earlier, take another crack at him with the bases once again loaded.
Bizarre to me…
JNick
June 12th, 2012
9:23 pm
Anyone else think CC is overrated? I mean, he makes $24mil a year, and his career ERA is higher than Tim Hudson’s….